Chapter 115: Ms. Letty who is willing to lend a helping hand to her compatriots
The audience who watched the debate, as well as the moderator, felt that Jeff LaVine's performance tonight was far less than the previous Democratic primary debate, and he kept the same aggressiveness and sharp words as before, but it sounded like he was too extreme, the extreme of white racists, and he even intimidated potential critics, but how many real racists can there be in the 18th district?
So, without waiting for the debate to end, many political commentators felt more optimistic about Iliana Letty, a Cuban-American woman who kept her demeanor well and played the role of a weak party who was attacked by white racists but tried to maintain her demeanor and speak without falling behind.
This is ethnically diverse Florida, and except for the hardcore members of the Ku Klux Klan, no one likes that kind of pure racist, even if the voters are white, everyone is sympathetic, and no one likes strong villains.
"OK, the Q&A on both sides has all ended, and then the free debate discussion stage is up, and I would like to remind the two candidates once again that your statements are always broadcast in real time to voters who are following the election, please pay attention to the wording, in fact, I am mainly reminding Mr. Jeff LaVine, because in the previous Q&A stage, some of your wording has been very dangerous, which is a kind reminder." The host exhaled with a sigh of relief, and reminded the two candidates seriously, or rather mainly to Jeff LaVine.
He wasn't really interested in reminding Jeff LaVine that it wasn't his job, but the problem was that he couldn't really let a person speak freely in front of the TV camera, because that would not be the consequences for Jeff alone, and he, as the host, would also be excused by people to think that as a host, he would be found to be a reason to do nothing in the face of racist remarks.
Jeff LaVine still had that blank, unmoved expression, completely ignoring the host's kind reminder, but waited for the host to signal that he could speak, and then turned his head directly to look at Iliana Letty and took the initiative to speak:
"Ms. Letty, as I understand you, you are a board member of the CANF (Cuban National American Foundation), which is a lobbying organization made up of Cuban-Americans who oppose Castro, and the board members are almost all Cuban-American billionaires from Florida, right, I don't know much about this organization, would you mind talking to me in front of the camera, and you can talk about this organization, and according to the information I have learned publicly, a large part of the campaign funds you raised for this election also come from donations from the CANF."
Iliana Letty nodded: "Of course, this organization was founded in 1981, and it was established thanks to the support of the Republican Party of the United States for Cuban American citizens, mainly to promote the United States to continue the embargo and sanctions against the Cuban Castro government, as well as to promote the legitimate rights and interests of Cuban American citizens, and to help all Cuban citizens of Florida build a better community. ”
Hearing Jeff ask about her social organization, Iliana Letty was not surprised, but admitted that after all, information about her as a director of the CANF board and the purpose of the CANF is publicly available.
And the raison d'être of this foundation is indeed just like Illyana Letty said, Republicans need an anti-Castro Cuban lobby to cooperate with the Reagan administration to continue to promote sanctions against Cuba and help Cuban citizens improve their living conditions, there is no need to hide it from American citizens, this completely public organization, so that Iliana is not at all worried that Jeff can use conspiracy theories to pour dirty water.
On the contrary, it is the big funder who has always supported Jeff LaVine, and the Crossroads Foundation, which refuses to disclose the information of donors, is more like an unsavory clown hiding in the dark, and Iliana Letty is actually ready to use this later, with conspiracy theories to counter Jeff LaVine, she was originally thinking about how to lead the topic to this aspect, but she didn't expect Jeff LaVine to take the initiative to mention the CANF that supports her, which is just convenient for her to launch a counterattack next.
Thinking of this, Ilya couldn't hide the smile on the corner of her mouth, but she dug up some connections between the Crossroads Foundation and many non-mainstream sects in Florida, and combined with the rumors that were true or false, it was enough to make Jeff LaVine scramble.
"In addition to helping Cuban-American citizens build communities, you're also supporting our governor's campaign to clear prisons, right? It's to send those prisoners on death row to the electric chair as soon as possible, but as far as I know, the governor, with the support of you and your husband, the Florida Attorney General, of the 14 death row inmates executed this year, nine are black, and the rest are white. Or have the Cubans already suffered from Castro, how can you bear to let them die in the paradise of America again? Jeff LaVine asked aggressively as he stared at Ilyana Letty.
Iliana Letty was slightly stunned, and then couldn't help but smile, she felt that Jeff's move was too rusty, and suddenly jumped from CANF to death row prisoner, trying to use this abrupt topic change to catch herself off guard The idea is too naïve, and her campaign team had already predicted that the Democrats would use this question in their plan before the election.
After all, it is true that none of the fourteen death row prisoners are Cubans, but this is not Iliana-Leti's problem at all, it can only be said that Cubans are not as brutal as blacks and whites at present, you know, in free Florida, it is much more difficult to be sentenced to death by the court than to kill with your own hands, and the files of those fourteen death row prisoners, picking up a copy and reading it can make the listener creepy and angry, and those death penalty crimes deserve it.
She can't just execute a few black death row inmates, she has to find a few Cuban misdemeanor prisoners, help them upgrade their cabins, and let them go to hell with black death row inmates to show racial equality.
"Be sensible, Mr. Lavin, their death sentence was decided after a fair and just trial under American law, and it is useless for you to question me here, if my fellow Cubans committed a crime for which the death penalty was imposed, I would prefer him to be executed more than you do, and I will not favor any fellow Cubans because of race." "You can attack me, interrogate me, and attack me, but I think that if you really believe that America is great, it is better to believe that American laws are just, regardless of race, regardless of wealth or poverty," said Ilyana-Letty seriously. ”
Tommy stared at Iliana Letty in the TV and said these words without humility or arrogance, holding a wine glass and speaking lightly: "That woman has been tricked, I have watched her previous fifty speeches, and I know that she will not miss this opportunity to praise the justice of the United States, Martin, is now, when this Cuban woman says that the law of the United States is just, regardless of race, regardless of wealth or poverty, give her Cuban ** a heavy blow, let Jeff say that name, be louder, and by the way, interfere to cut off the woman's signal, Tell her to close her mouth and concentrate on the lecture. ”
"The stock price of the tech company you're investing in this stuff has tripled, and everybody thinks you're playing politics, when in fact you're getting politicians to pay for your stock." Martin sighed a little speechlessly, and then gave Jeff a hint of the debate according to the prepared draft.
Martin actually didn't know about the stock price of technology companies before, it was after the Democratic primary election, Sophia called Tommy, talking about the sharp rise in the stock price of technology companies, he happened to be there, and then he knew that Tommy deliberately used Stephen and Bill's connections, as well as Jeff's performance in the primary, to promote the technology content of his products in a small area, how much the stock price has risen, Martin doesn't know, but he feels that the boss Tommy should have cashed out and made a lot of money, and the smile on his face is much brighter than usual.
Soon, Jeff, who was reminded by Martin, spoke loudly: "American law is just, regardless of race, regardless of rich or poor, this sentence is very ridiculous to say in your mouth, ma'am, Orlando Bosh!" Remember the name? You, don't deserve the word blasphemy law, let me tell you, what did this lady in front of you who talked eloquently about eliminating racial discrimination in the 18th constituency and helping Cuban compatriots and people of color improve their living environment, Orlando Bosh, this name may be a little unfamiliar to everyone, after all, more than ten years have passed, thirteen years ago, the murderer of the bombing of Cuban Flight 455, a Cuban, he personally planted a bomb on that plane, resulting in the death of all 73 people on board, some people may say, Was it Castro on the plane, the assassination against Castro? ”
"No, there is no Castro, the dead include 57 Cubans, 24 of whom were athletes of the Cuban fencing team, who had just won the gold medal at the Caribbean Youth Championships, sixteen of whom were teenagers under the age of eighteen, and the rest of the Cubans were officials of the sports department, and the dead also included eleven Guyanese passengers, five North Koreans, all photographers, doctors, etc., and even the wife of a young official from the Embassy of Guyana in Cuba, who was pregnant and went to Cuba to visit her husband."
"The murderer planted a bomb at the Trinidad airport and fled to Venezuela, declaring himself an exile of the Cuban Revolution against Castro, hoping that Venezuela would shelter him and hand him over to the United States, do you know what the Venezuelan judge asked when he heard the murderer claiming to be a Cuban revolutionary? The upright judge asked him, it turns out that the Cuban revolutionaries just didn't dare to assassinate Castro, but only dared to slaughter ordinary people by bloody means? In Venezuela, such revolutionaries are called murderers, thugs, terrorists. ”
"Venezuela did not hand him over to the United States, but insisted on convicting him of a felony and putting him in a Venezuelan prison, why did the CANF organization appear, because the private foundation organization can do many things that are inconvenient for national governments to do, such as operating Orlando Bosh, an anti-human mongrel who has been recognized as a terrorist by the CIA and the Department of Justice, to the United States, citizens of Cuban descent, yes, you heard it right, that murderer who did not dare to assassinate Castro, but blew up twenty-four Cuban sports geniuses, Ms. Ilyana Letty was brought back to the United States by our Ms. Ilyana Letty last year, and when the United States was about to deport him, she and her husband, as well as the CANF, launched extensive lobbying, who the lobbying target is, you can find out for yourself, I can only say that the murderer named Orlando Bosh got a green card in the United States and is currently living in Miami. ”
When Jeff roared loudly, Iliana Letty was trying to get a response from the in-ear communicator, but unfortunately, it seemed that the signal was interfered with, only the noisy sound of electricity, and there was no response, and she didn't expect Jeff LaVine to mention Orlando Bosh, last year she and CANF secretly operated Orlando Bosh to settle in the United States, very, very secretively, you know, in order to solve the whole thing in a low-key way, they gave President Bush's son Jeb Bush a lot of money, and even gave him a lot of honorary titlesHe said that he was willing to help persuade President Bush to veto the U.S. Department of Justice's deportation decision and gave Orlando Bosh U.S. residency, and afterwards CANF also donated a large sum of money to several foundations related to the U.S. Department of Justice to ensure that the whole thing did not attract any attention, just like an ordinary Cuban persecuted person who got a U.S. green card, quietly.
There's no way a fucking damn Miami plumber could know about all this!
The main thing is that this plumber did not reveal that his lobbying target was Jeb Bush, which would instead attract reporters to dig frantically, and it was only a matter of time before the truth was found out! But Jeff LaVine, who didn't say the other thing, doesn't need to take any responsibility!
Don't say that the communicator is out of order now, even if the communicator returns to normal, Iliana Letty is no longer in the mood to debate with Jeff, this matter breaks out, journalists, the media will definitely investigate, before a more detailed and professional investigation report is released, the president, the judiciary, the CANF and themselves, among the four parties, one of the four parties must be pushed out as a victim, and that victim, besides himself, who else can it be, either bear everything and lose his future, or die by suicide and close the investigation.
She couldn't maintain that grace any longer, and her eyes widened in shock, looking at the plumber across from her who she had never looked up to before, while Jeff continued to talk into the microphone, his questioning tone becoming more and more indifferent:
"It seems that CANF and you are not only helping the 57 Cuban compatriots who died on Cuban Flight 455, you have done those Cuban children a great favor so that they will not have to suffer in this world and go straight to heaven, you are really kind, Ms. Letty."
"The murderer, Orlando Bosh, is much more miserable, after he sent so many innocent compatriots to heaven, he took the initiative to come to the racist American Solidarity House, maybe he will now hold a popcorn to watch this live TV debate, hello, Orlando, you better pray that I will not be elected, otherwise the first thing I will do when I am elected is to urge the judiciary to deport you, lest you have another explosion in the 18th district and help other Cuban-American citizens ascend to heaven."
"Ms. Letty, back to the original question, why were nine blacks and five whites in the United States sent to the electric chair, but a Cuban terrorist got a U.S. green card with your help, are you sure you really believe what you said, American law, nothing about race, nothing about rich or poor?"
"Do you remember what you just said, if your fellow Cubans commit a crime that is sentenced to death, you would want him to be executed more than I do, and I and the voters of Cuban descent in front of the TV, the voters of non-Cuban descent, are waiting for your answer, Orlando Bosh, who killed fifty-seven Cuban compatriots, you will definitely not favor him, is to use the sympathy of the United States to help him lobby for a pardon as a Cuban persecutee, and then give him a green card, Ms. Letty, who is willing to lend a hand to her compatriots?"
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